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Coins of the Roman Tetrarchs
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RIC VI 11b - Maximianus – 5 viewsMAXIMIANUS. First reign, AD 286-305. AR argenteus (19mm, 2.70 gm). Carthage mint. Struck circa 296-298 AD. MAXIMIANVS AVG, Laureate head r. / FEL ADVE-NT AVGG NN, Africa standing facing, head l., wearing elephant-skin headdress and holding standard and tusk; at her feet, to l., lion with captured bull; //S. C 91. RIC 11b Photo courtesy Numismatica Ars Classica
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RIC VI 13a - Diocletian – 5 viewsDIOCLETIAN. 284-305 AD. AR argenteus (3.16 gm, 6h). Carthage mint. Struck circa 296-298 AD. Laureate head right / Africa standing facing, wearing elephant skin headdress, holding standard and tusk; to left at feet, bucranium and forepart of lion right, head left; P. RIC VI 13a; RSC 64. Photo courtesy CNG
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RIC VI 14b - Galerius – 3 viewsGALERIUS. As Caesar, AD 293-305. AR argenteus (2.65 g, 6h). Carthage mint, 3rd officina. Struck circa AD 296-298. Laureate head right / F ADVE-NT AVGG NN, Africa standing facing, head left, holding standard and tusk; at feet, lion standing left; bucranium to left; T. RIC VI 14b; Jelocnik -; RSC 26. Photo courtesy CNG
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RIC VI 14b - Galerius – 3 viewsGALERIUS. As Caesar, AD 293-305. AR argenteus (2.46 g, 7h). Carthago (Carthage) mint. Struck circa AD 296-298. Laureate head right / F ADVENT AVGG NN, Carthago, wearing elephant skin headdress, standing facing, head right, holding vexillum and elephant tusk; at base of vexillum, lion recumbent left, head right; T. RIC VI 14b; RSC 26; Mazzini 26 (this coin). Photo courtesy CNG
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RIC VI 21b - Maximianus – 3 viewsMAXIMIANUS. First reign, AD 286-305. Æ nummus (27mm, 10.28 g, 5h). Carthage mint, 2nd officina. Struck AD 297. Laureate head right / Africa standing facing, head left, wearing elephant skin headdress and holding signum and tusk; at feet to left, lion with captured bull; B/-//PKS. RIC VI 21b. Photo courtesy CNG
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RIC IV 22a - Constantius I – 4 viewsCONSTANTIUS I. As Caesar, AD 293-305. Æ nummus (26mm, 9.71 g, 12h). Carthage mint, 3rd officina. Struck AD 297. Laureate head right / Africa standing facing, head left, wearing elephant skin headdress and holding signum and tusk; at feet to left, lion with captured bull; Γ/-//PKT. RIC IV 22a. Photo courtesy CNG
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RIC VI 23b - Maximianus – 5 viewsMAXIMIANUS. First reign, AD 286-305. Æ nummus (27mm, 10.98 g). Carthage mint. Struck circa AD 297-298. IMP MAXIMIANVS PF AVG, Laureate head right / Africa standing left, holding standard and elephant tusk, lion at her feet; H/PKS. RIC VI 23b. Photo courtesy CNG
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RIC VI 24a - Constantius I – 4 viewsCONSTANTIUS I, as Caesar. 297-298 AD Æ nummus (28mm, 8.40 gm). Carthago (Carthage) mint. Struck circa 297-298 AD. CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, laureate bust right, seen from behind / FELIX A-DV-ENT AVGG NN, Africa standing facing, head left, wearing elephant's skin headdress, holding vexillum and elephant's tusk; lion lying at feet with captured bull. RIC VI 24a. Photo courtesy CNG
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RIC VI 28a - Constantius I – 3 viewsCONSTANTIUS I, as Caesar. 297-298 AD Æ nummus (26mm, 9.19 g, 6h). Carthage mint, 3rd officina. Struck circa AD 298-299. CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, laureate head right / SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS AVCTA KART, Carthago standing facing, head left, holding fruits in both hands; Γ. RIC VI 28a. Photo courtesy CNG
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RIC VI 30b - Galerius – 45 viewsGALERIUS, as Caesar. 293-305 AD. Æ nummus (29mm, 8.4 gm). Carthage mint, 4thofficina. Struck 298-299AD. MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES, laureate head right / SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL KART, Carthage standing facing, fruits in both hands, head left; //Δ. RIC VI 30b. Photo courtesy Roman Lode
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RIC VI 31a - Diocletian – 3 viewsDIOCLETIAN. AD 284-305. Æ nummus (26mm, 8.63 g, 6h). Carthage mint, 1st officina. Struck circa AD 299-303. IMP DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, laureate head right / SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL KART, Carthago standing facing, head left, holding fruits in both hands; A. RIC VI 31a. Photo courtesy CNG
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RIC VI 31a - Diocletian – 2 viewsDIOCLETIAN. AD 284-305. Æ nummus (27mm, 10.27 g, 12h). Carthage mint, 1st officina. Struck circa AD 299-303. IMP DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, laureate head right / SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL KART, Carthago standing facing, head left, holding fruits in both hands; A. RIC VI 31a. Photo courtesy CNG
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RIC VI 31a - Diocletian – 2 viewsDIOCLETIAN. AD 284-305. Æ nummus (29mm, 9.78 g). Carthage mint, 1st officina. Struck circa AD 299-303. IMP DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, laureate head right / SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL KART, Carthago standing facing, head left, holding fruits in both hands; A. RIC VI 31a. Photo courtesy CNG
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RIC VI 31a - Diocletian – 3 viewsDIOCLETIAN. AD 284-305. Æ nummus (28mm, 9.79 g, 12h). Carthage mint, 1st officina. Struck circa AD 299-303. IMP DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, laureate head right / SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL KART, Carthago standing facing, head left, holding fruits in both hands; A. RIC VI 31a. Photo courtesy CNG
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RIC VI 31b - Maximianus – 26 viewsMAXIMIANUS. 285-310 AD. Æ nummus (26.5mm, 8.38 gm). Carthage mint, 2nd officina. Struck c. 299 - 303 A.D. IMP MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head right / SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL KART, Karthago standing facing, head left, both arms raised, holding fruits//B in exergue; RIC VI 31b. Photo courtesy Forum
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RIC VI 31b - Maximianus – 2 viewsMAXIMIANUS. First reign, AD 286-305. Æ nummus (29mm, 9.26 g, 12h). Carthage mint, 2nd officina. Struck AD 299-303. IMP MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate bust right / SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL KART, Carthago standing facing, head left, holding fruits in both hands; B. RIC VI 31b. Photo courtesy CNG
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RIC VI 31b - Maximianus – 2 viewsMAXIMIANUS. 286-305 AD. Æ nummus (27mm, 9.43 gm). Carthage mint, 2nd officina. Struck AD 299-303. IMP MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate bust right / SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL KART, Carthago standing facing, head left, holding fruits in both hands; B. RIC VI 31b. Photo courtesy CNG
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RIC VI 32a - Constantius I – 1 viewsCONSTANTIUS I, as Caesar. 293-305 AD. Æ nummus (26mm, 10.25 gm). Carthage mint. Struck 299-303 AD. CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, laureate head right / SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL KART, Carthage standing facing, head left, holding grain ears; Γ. RIC VI 32a. Photo courtesy CNG
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RIC VI 32a - Constantius I – 1 viewsCONSTANTIUS I, as Caesar. 293-305 AD. Æ nummus (27mm, 9.60 g, 12h). Carthage mint. Struck 299-303 AD. CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, laureate head right / SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FEL KART, Carthage standing facing, head left, holding grain ears; Γ. RIC VI 32a. Photo courtesy CNG
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RIC VI 32b - Galerius – 4 viewsGALERIUS. As Caesar, AD 293-305. Æ nummus (28mm, 8.80 g, 6h). Carthage mint, 4th officina. Struck circa AD 299-303. Laureate head right / Carthago standing facing, head left, holding fruits in both hands; Δ. RIC VI 32b. Photo courtesy CNG
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RIC VI 32b - Galerius – 1 viewsGalerius. As Caesar, AD 293-305. Æ nummus (27mm, 11.01 g, 6h). Carthage mint, 4th officina. Struck circa AD 299-303. Laureate head right / Carthago standing facing, head left, holding fruits in both hands; Δ. RIC VI 32b. Photo courtesy CNG
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RIC VI 35a - Constantius I – 0 viewsCONSTANTIUS I. As Caesar, AD 293-305. Æ Post-Reform Radiate (20mm, 3.21 g, 12h). Carthage mint. Struck circa AD 303. FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB C, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VOT/X/FK in three lines; all within laurel wreath. RIC VI 35a. Photo courtesy CNG
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RIC VI 35b - Galerius – 2 viewsGALERIUS. As Caesar, 293-305 AD. Æ Post-Reform Radiate (22mm, 3.29 g, 12h). Carthage mint. Struck circa 303 AD. GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS NOB C, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VOT/X/FK in three lines within wreath. RIC VI 35b. Photo courtesy CNG
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RIC VI 40a - Severus II – 0 viewsSEVERUS II. As Caesar, AD 305-306. Æ nummus (28mm, 11.04 g, 12h). Carthage mint, 3rd officina. Laureate head right / Carthago (Carthage) standing slightly right, head left, holding fruits in both hands; H/-//Γ. RIC VI 40a. Photo courtesy CNG
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RIC VI 40a - Severus II – 0 viewsSEVERUS II. As Caesar, AD 305-306. Æ nummus(26mm, 9.94 g). Carthage mint, 3rd officina. Laureate head right / Carthago (Carthage) standing slightly right, head left, holding fruits in both hands; H/-//Γ. RIC VI 40a. Photo courtesy CNG
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RIC VI 47 - Maxentius – 1 viewsMAXENTIUS, as Caesar. AD 306-307. AV aureus (20mm, 5.11 gr). Carthage mint. MAXENT–IVS NOB C, Laureate head r. / FELIX KA–RTHAGO, Carthago standing facing, head l., holding fruits in both hands. Calicó 5056 (this coin). C 66. Carson, Melanges Lafaurie, 116. Mazzini 66 (this coin). RIC 47.
Ex Mazzini collection. This aureus belongs to a period when relations between the rebel Maxentius in Rome and his supporters in Carthage were still strong. Maxentius was in a difficult position from the outset of his rebellion for he was headquartered in Rome, an enormous city with a population that was largely dependent on government subsidies for their day-to-day survival and entertainment. This meant Maxentius had to generate large sums of money for rent subidies, chariot races and dozens of annual festivals, all the while assuring enough grain came into Ostia to prevent starvation of the masses. Here Maxentius celebrates what was perhaps the greatest asset in his empire, for his allies in North Africa provided tax revenues and a bounty of grain each year, all at a minimal cost, for Maxentius had only a skeletal army stationed there. The cooperation between Rome and Carthage lasted for eighteen to twenty-four months before Maxentius turned his wrath upon the people of Carthage, demanding more tax money and grain to subsidize his fragile regime in Italy. These unreasonable demands caused the Carthaginians to stage a counter-rebellion against Maxentius in the summer of 308. It was led by a certain Alexander and probably was inspired or supported by Constantine, who had much to gain as a result. They denied Maxentius all grain and money, nearly causing his regime to topple in the winter of 308/309. Starving Romans rioted in the capital and Maxentius responded by sending out the praetorian guardsmen, who killed about six thousand of the rioters. Maxentius responded with an expedition against Carthage late in 309 or early in 310. This was no simple task since his regime already was unstable, it required valuable naval resources, and he still had to protect himself from possible invasions by Galerius or Constantine. Maxentius entrusted the campaign to his praetorian prefect Rufius Volusianus, who captured and killed Alexander, and then ravaged North Africa, confiscating a vast amount of wealth which he brought back to Rome in triumph. Photo and description courtesy Numismatica Ars Classica
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RIC VI 59 - Maximianus – 30 viewsMAXIMIANUS. 285-310 AD. Æ nummus (25mm x 28mm, 7.35gm). Carthage mint, 1st officina. Struck summer 307 AD. IMP MAXIMIANVS SEN AVG, Laureate head right, divergent laurel ties / CONSERVATO-RES KARTT SVAE, Carthage standing facing, head left, holding fruits in each hand, in hexastyle temple with plain pediment//PKA in exergue; RIC VI 59. Photo courtesy Beast Coins
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Unlisted in RIC - Maxentius – 4 viewsMAXENTIUS. AD 307-312. AV Medallion of 4 aurei (20.90 gr). Carthage mint. Struck circa 307 AD. IMP C M VAL MAXENTIVS P F AVG, Bare head r. / MARTI CONSER-V AVGG ET CAES N, Mars standing r., holding shield in l. hand and transverse spear in r.; in exergue, P K. RIC -. C -. Gnecchi -. R.A.G. Carson, A Treasure of Aurei and Multiples from the Mediterranean, Mélanges de Numismatique, d'Archéologie et d'Histoire offert à Jean Lafaurie, -.
Ex Spink sale 114, 1996, 109. The portraiture of Maxentius, generally minimalist in appearance, seems in keeping with his grassroots appeal to the patriotic instincts of his fellow Romans. It perhaps is no coincidence that his portrait, though in line with the conventions of his age, has an almost indescribably anachronistic quality, as if it was unearthed from the ashes of the Republic itself. On medallions such as this, where Maxentius does not don the laurel wreath, the antique quality of his image is only magnified. The reverse of this four-aureus medallion pays homage to Mars, the god of war, and describes him as preserver of the two emperors and the one Caesar. We must presume that the two emperors are Maxentius and his father Maximian, and the Caesar is none other than Constantine the Great, for whom he also struck medallions. Photo and description courtesy Numismatica Ars Classica
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RIC VI 60 - Maxentius – 1 viewsMAXENTIUS. AD 307-312. Æ nummus (24mm, 6.83 g, 6h). Carthage mint, 2nd officina. Struck 307 AD. Laureate head right / Carthage standing facing, head left, holding up fruits, within hexastyle temple with unadorned pediment; PKB. RIC VI 60. Photo courtesy CNG
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RIC VI 68 - Alexander – 2 viewsALEXANDER of Carthage. Usurper, AD 308-310. Æ nummus (6.53 gm). Carthage mint. IMP ALEXANDER P F AVG, laureate head right / [INVICT]A ROMA FELIX KARTHAGO, Carthage standing facing in long robe, head left, holding fruit in both hands; PK. RIC VI 68.
L. Domitius Alexander led a short-lived revolt against Maxentius from 308 to 311, holding Africa and Sardinia. There is little known about this usurper, but there is evidence in an inscription (CIL viii, 22183) that he and Constantine allied themselves in opposition to Maxentius. P. Salama, "Recherches numismatiques sur l'usurpateur africain L. Domitius Alexander," Proceedings, International Numismatic Congress 1973, pg. 365, note 2, suggests that, at the latest, the pact was entered into by autumn of 310. Photo and description courtesy CNG
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RIC VI 68 - Alexander – 3 viewsALEXANDER of Carthage. Usurper, AD 308-310. Æ nummus (4.98 gm). Carthage mint. IMP ALEXANDER P F AVG, laureate head right / INVICTA ROMA FELIX KARTHAGO, Carthage standing facing in long robe, head left, holding fruit in both hands; //PK. RIC VI 68. Photo courtesy CNG
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RIC VI 71 - Alexander – 0 viewsALEXANDER of Carthage. Usurper, AD 308-310. Æ nummus (5.47 g, 6h). Carthago (Carthage) mint. IMP ALEXANDER P F AVG, laureate head right / ROMAE AETERNAE, Roma, wearing helmet and military attire, standing facing, head left, holding Victory on globe in right hand and vertical scepter in left; PK. RIC VI 71; Salama type VIII. Photo courtesy CNG
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RIC VI 72 - Alexander – 1 viewsALEXANDER of Carthage. Usurper, AD 308-310. Æ nummus (4.47 gm). Carthage mint. IMP ALEXANDER P F AVG, laureate head right / S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC[IPI], aquila between two vexilla; P[K]. RIC VI 72. Photo courtesy CNG
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RIC VI 73 - Alexander – 2 viewsALEXANDER of Carthage. Usurper, AD 308-310. Æ nummus (6.18 g, 12h). Carthage mint. IMP ALEXANDER P F AVG, laureate head right / VICTORIA ALEXAND-RI AVG N, Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm-branch; PK. RIC VI 73.
L. Domitius Alexander led a short-lived revolt against Maxentius from 308 to 311, holding Africa and Sardinia. There is little known about this usurper, but there is evidence in an inscription (CIL VIII, 22183) that he and Constantine allied themselves in opposition to Maxentius. P. Salama in "Recherches numismatiques sur l'usurpateur africain L. Domitius Alexander," Proceedings of the International Numismatic Congress 1973, p. 365, note 2, suggests that at the latest, the pact was entered into by autumn of 310. Photo and description courtesy CNG
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